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Crazy Bird brings their guitar-forward rock to Marble's downtown taproom on a Saturday night in August. The outdoor patio setup here means sound bleeds into the street in the best way, pulling in foot traffic and keeping the energy loose rather than venue-formal. Admission details aren't posted yet, so check the ticket link before you...
Two acts, a ticket link, and a 5 a.m. close time: this is a genuine late-night at Insideout, the kind of night that doesn't get started until most of Albuquerque is already asleep. Insideout is a compact room on Central, which means the sound hits hard and personal whether the crowd is three deep or...
Alex Salcido is a founding voice of The Harmed Brothers, the Ludlow, KY indie-folk outfit, and his solo sets tend to run closer to John Prine's storytelling tradition than the polished Americana side of his influences. Tractor's Wells Park patio is one of the better free-music rooms on the corridor when the August evening cools...
A late-night garden party at Insideout, one of the more reliably interesting rooms on Central, running from 8 PM well past midnight. The outdoor setup at this spot tends to breathe better than the interior on a warm August night, so dress for that. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, which means the door price...
unpolished* takes the Moonlight Lounge stage for a late-night set that runs until 6 a.m., which should tell you something about the energy they're going for. The lowercase-with-asterisk branding is a choice, and the Hold My Ticket link confirms this is a real ticketed event, not a loose bar night with a cover jar. If...
Waylon Bailey brings his guitar to Marble's Downtown taproom, one of the more reliably good live music setups on the Central corridor. The courtyard here stays loud with ambient crowd noise on a Saturday night, so this works better as a social listen than a sit-down-and-absorb situation. Check the ticket link for cover details before...
Albuquerque's own ABBA tribute act takes the Marble Downtown stage, which means you're getting "Dancing Queen" with a cold lager in hand and the Sandia Mountains going pink in the background if the timing works out. The outdoor patio here fills fast for anything with a singalong factor this high, so arriving early is less...
CW Ayon brings his New Mexico roots sound to the Wells Park patio, one of the more honest listening spots on this stretch of Central. The outdoor setup here rewards showing up a little early, since the good seats go fast once the sun starts dropping. Admission details are not confirmed yet, so check the...
Three acts share the bill at Insideout on Central: Mango Cakes headlines, with Insideout and Angelina opening the night. The show starts at 9 p.m. local time, which puts the headliner well past midnight, so pace yourself accordingly. Tickets are through Hold My Ticket, so grab them ahead if you want to skip the door.
A recurring late-night dance event at Bourbon & Boots that pulls from global sounds, running from around 7 p.m. to midnight on a Thursday. The ticket link exists, which usually means a cover is baked in, so check before you show up expecting a casual walk-in. Thursday nights on this stretch of Central tend to...